Tao and Trinity: Notes on Self-Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy
Tao and Trinity: Notes on Self-Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy

Author: S. Austin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-21

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1137498145

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The Chinese Tao and the Western Trinity have a fundamental unity of theme: the unity of opposites. Both are connected with problems as broad and diverse as how to describe the entire universe, how a system can talk about itself, the relationship between symbols and realities, and the nature of signs and sacraments.

Tao and Trinity: Notes on Self-Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy
Tao and Trinity: Notes on Self-Reference and the Unity of Opposites in Philosophy

Author: S. Austin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-11-21

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1137498145

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The Chinese Tao and the Western Trinity have a fundamental unity of theme: the unity of opposites. Both are connected with problems as broad and diverse as how to describe the entire universe, how a system can talk about itself, the relationship between symbols and realities, and the nature of signs and sacraments.

Marx and Laozi
Marx and Laozi

Author: James Chambers

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-03

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 3031409817

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In this work the theories of Marx and Laozi are dialectically combined. The resulting synthesis is a positive materialist negation of Hegel’s idealist dialectics. Syntheses are presented for Marx and Laozi in ontology, metaphysics, epistemology, scientific method, ethics and politics: the full spectrum of their foundational principles. The book is an attempt to reconstruct a materialist interpretation of Laozi, which can be put to work for Marxist theory.

Paul Tillich's Philosophical Theology
Paul Tillich's Philosophical Theology

Author: George Pattison

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1137454474

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Paul Tillich's Philosophical Theology takes up the challenge as to whether his thought remains relevant fifty years after his death. In opposition to those who believe that his writings have little to say to us today, this book argues that his thought is largely exemplary of open theological engagement with the contemporary intellectual situation.

The Politics of Europeanization and Post-Socialist Transformations
The Politics of Europeanization and Post-Socialist Transformations

Author: N. Lindstrom

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1137352183

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This study examines conflicts arising from the dual processes of Europeanization and post-socialist transformations, from gaining independence in 1991 to facing the current economic crisis. Through an in-depth comparison of Estonia and Slovenia over time, it shows how elite actors within these two very different welfare capitalist states resisted EU pressures to change their cohesive and successful national models.

Competing against Multinationals in Emerging Markets
Competing against Multinationals in Emerging Markets

Author: D. Williams

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1137500328

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Competing against Multinationals in Emerging Markets provides a comprehensive set of lessons which successful small firms have adopted in order to survive and prosper in an increasingly hostile competitive manufacturing sector where large firms are mostly dominant.

The Impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Impact of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Author: K. Dixon

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-10

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1137405082

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The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality, tolerance and unity as well as inspiring a legacy to continue these values. This volume contains a collection of sociological case studies which critically assess the diverse impacts of London 2012 and its key controversies.

Green Innovation and Future Technology
Green Innovation and Future Technology

Author: F. Kelliher

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1137479825

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This book explores green innovation and future technology skill development within regional small to medium sized enterprises. Notwithstanding the goals of a greener Europe, there has been little debate as to how the skills required to fulfil the goals of sustainable development can be imparted within regions and within rural business communities.

Democracy, Civil Society and Health in India
Democracy, Civil Society and Health in India

Author: Madhavi Gupta

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1137365757

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India's health failures remain visible and pronounced despite high rates of economic growth since the 1980s and more than six decades of democratic rule. The authors address the key issues that emerge from the country's health situation, speculating on what it will take for low-income groups to begin claiming for better social services